Diary Of A Black Girl

My hair through the years

DianeCorriette — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:16:01 +0000

It took me 3 years to grow my dreadlocks from 2005-2008. Its amazing how quickly dreadlocks grow your hair. I cut them off in 2009 because they got in the way of my face and were heavy but sometimes I miss them.

and this one was one of my favourite ones

I am tempted to grow them again since cutting them off but to keep them short like in photo two – or to twist them so I can untwist them and do something different with my hair.

How much can a girl do with natural hair? Its either dreadlocks or extensions or a nice big afro

It is also a reminder that it is time to get myself some new glasses

Now my hair is short I have to think about what to do next. Everyone keeps going on at me to grow it although I personally would happily cut it all off until it is a short number 1…. but hair suits me too I guess.

All ideas welcome!

50 things to do in 2010

DianeCorriette — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:22:39 +0000

I have decided to write out 50 things to do in 2010. Actually it was Lauretta’s idea but now she has a man she is showing off by writing a list of “50 things to do as a couple in 2010″ – whatever

So I won’t bore you with the whole 50 but here’s ten

1. Swim naked in the Caribbean sea

2. Go and see Roachford live in concert (booked for end march!)

3. Go to Dominica (booked for July!)

7. Lose 70 lbs minimum – a work in progress!

8. Speak at 10 events on running an internet business (none booked so far)

9. Sing out loud on a crowded train (I’ll leave that one till 30 Dece 2010 probably)

10. Get off my computer before 9pm for at least 6 months of the year (hopefully the summer will help me achieve that one!)

So that’s ten of my 50 – others include asking a man out on a date, exercising every day for a whole month (miracle if I manage that one), bring in the BIGGEST contract I have ever won so far until now and get myself a proper office.

Have you decided to do anything special for 2010?

Big lip, big hip, big breasted…. so what if I am a black woman

DianeCorriette — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:34:34 +0000

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Chris Gardner the pursuit of Happyness

DianeCorriette — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:12 +0000

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This video is so amazing! Have you seen the film? Truly brilliant and inspirational

At 3 mins into the video there is a great quote from his mum

Happy Birthday?

LaurettaJohnnie — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 10:25:46 +0000

Hey thanks Diane for your birthday wishes – much appreciated – reading this page really made me smile – just what I needed. I decided to go to work on my birthday and had a horrendous day. I made a decision – in future I will not be some kind of hero and go to work I will stay at home. I decided to postpone my birthday and had it the following day instead – so yep I had a good day and an enjoyable birthday. Roll on new year.

Lauretta

Happy Birthday Lauretta

DianeCorriette — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 08:06:29 +0000

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.

- Maya Angelou –

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Why is it so easy for sex to come before dating now?

DianeCorriette — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:42:11 +0000

Sex before marriage was taboo, then it became acceptable, a thing most people accepted. Now it seems the whole dating scene is going one step further forward and there is a rush to scratch a desired itch sex before dating even begins – or at least on the first date.

Never mind the old fashioned ways of taking her out, picking her up, spending time getting to know each other. Now, it’s all about come round to mine, I’ll cook and then let’s have sex. In fact to save on money why not just do that most weekends!

In a world of sex before dating and a woman who refuses to sleep with unforbidden fruit until she has decided it is ripe and juicy enough for her to share herself with how does one ever manage?

I thought my problem might be trying to do this thing myself – you know – be actively out there looking. Isn’t that what people keep telling me… get out there, go to places, join things, be in online dating sites – all that kind of thing to find a man.

In the spirit of letting go and letting God today, right this second, I just deleted my online dating profiles and I am leaving this one in his Hands. I am going to let go of my desire to be with anyone and be happy with just me. And I am going to do that because I know to get power you have to let go of your need for power, to get riches you have to let go of your need to be rich. So to find a man that wants to focus on ME – the woman behind the face, lips, tits and arse – who has a brain and is so much more – I am going to have to let go of wanting to be in a relationship.

In 2010 I am in God’s hands. My life will be about accepting whatever He brings to me. No fuss, no wanting something different. I will just work with what I have.

And if I ever post on here again about joining an online dating site please remind me of that fact!!!!

What will it take to move diary of a black girl up a level?

DianeCorriette — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:52:51 +0000

For any blog to be success it takes a little bit of sweat and tears. Of course you are blogging about something you love (hopefully) so it won’t seem like work.

To pick up the diary so that it has an audience that is reading our stuff on a daily basis we need to blog 3 times a day, every day, for the next 12 months – no easy challenge; especially as I have 13 other blogs I already write in!

So Lauretta…. you ready or what?

A little plug for work

DianeCorriette — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:26:02 +0000

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It is so easy to just not bother anymore

DianeCorriette — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:18:23 +0000

My daughter came to me and told me she has had enough of blogging. After writing for over 18 months – sometimes twice a day she has run out of steam and doesn’t want to do it anymore, she just can’t be bothered.. I was getting her to blog because

1. She is a writer and its a good way to be out there and get known/build a following

2. I don’t want her waiting tables in uni and her blog can provide her with an income if she starts now

But never one to push my agenda I decided to leave her free to choose. I told her 12 months from now when she is in university and looks back on this day she will probably wonder how things might have been. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I also let her know that since hitting 18 in September she is now free to sign up for sites where she can advertise and make money with her blog.

She went away – and 2 hours later came back and told me she has added 30 new blog posts!